Reno Gazette Journal -James DeHaven /
Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner will look to take one of three Reno-area state Senate seats up for grabs next year.
Krasner, a three-term Republican Assemblywoman and adjunct political science professor, on Wednesday announced she would look to fill the spot soon to be vacated by term-limited State Sen. Ben Kieckhefer in State Senate District 16.
In a statement, she promised to pick up where Kieckhefer, a Republican budget hawk, left off.
“I promise to continue to fight for common-sense conservative values as your representative in the Nevada State Senate,” Krasner said. “During my time as a Nevada Assemblywoman, I have worked tirelessly to support our conservative Republican values, including upholding our Constitution, blocking tax increases, supporting the Second Amendment, and providing parents with a greater voice in their children’s education.”
Krasner is perhaps best known for her legislative efforts to prevent sex trafficking and domestic violence.
She’ll be seeking a seat in what is, for now, a solidly Republican district stretching south from Peckham Lane all the way to Douglas County.
But that district, along with several others, could become much more competitive once the Democratic majority in the Legislature finishes redrawing the Silver State’s political maps later this year.
